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photo op

British  

noun

  1. short for photo opportunity

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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A few plane orders might make for a great photo op, but the real conversation is just getting started.

From Barron's May 14, 2026

“As you can see, everyone’s loving it. Everyone’s getting a photo op standing in front of it.”

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 27, 2026

Unsettled, they tried to rush out after the event but were corralled to flank Gorka in a photo op.

From Salon Apr. 22, 2026

Cernovich was one of many online influencers who took part in a photo op at the Oval Office in February 2025, walking away with a binder labelled "The Epstein Files: Phase One".

From BBC Apr. 11, 2026

But this time I had to hang around for a photo op.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

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